I am not a graphic designer, and while using Inkscape for prototyping a wargame I am developing, I have found a problem with the size of one image. Most images used for the game counters are around 7-8 kb, but images that use a camouflage pattern as a background jump in size to 510 kb. The problem is in the image used as a background, which I created as a pattern, and weighs in at 500 kb; I have tried all trick I've found online to reduce the file size, but with no success. Is there anything else I can try besides optimization and compression? (The culprit is attached.)
If you want to repeat the steps, first I used Trace Bitmap in Inkscape to get sharper colours, then I exported it as a PNG, opened it in GIMP, Menu Image -> Mode -> Indexed. Then play around with the options and see what settings you prefer.
Change screenshot of the image with any light screenshotting tool and it will reduce a lot of kbs. Moreover, changing the image format will also reduce the size
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Greetings, all.
I am not a graphic designer, and while using Inkscape for prototyping a wargame I am developing, I have found a problem with the size of one image. Most images used for the game counters are around 7-8 kb, but images that use a camouflage pattern as a background jump in size to 510 kb. The problem is in the image used as a background, which I created as a pattern, and weighs in at 500 kb; I have tried all trick I've found online to reduce the file size, but with no success. Is there anything else I can try besides optimization and compression? (The culprit is attached.)
Thanks in advance.
Paulo
Indexed mode, eight colour palette, saved as PNG, 94 kb. Maybe it could work for you?
Thanks, bleke. That is much better than what I have now.
P.
If you want to repeat the steps, first I used Trace Bitmap in Inkscape to get sharper colours, then I exported it as a PNG, opened it in GIMP, Menu Image -> Mode -> Indexed. Then play around with the options and see what settings you prefer.
Change screenshot of the image with any light screenshotting tool and it will reduce a lot of kbs. Moreover, changing the image format will also reduce the size
Thank you, Sofia. I am doing what you and bleke suggested and trying to get a good balance between image quality and size of file. Trial and error. 😊